Percent of household consumption spent on food and beverages (households living on less than $2.97 per person per day) (%)

Level State10 years

Definition

Proportion of household expenditure that is spent on food and beverages among households that report an income of less than $2.97 per person per day (in PPP$ terms). Household expenditure is a proxy for household income. $2.97 is the threshold for the lowest consumption segment in the World Bank Global Consumption Database, defined as falling below the 50th percentile of the global distribution of income per capita. Data are obtained from nationally representative household expenditure or consumption surveys.

Interpretation

Low-income households within countries are likely to spend a larger percentage of their income on food and beverages compared to higher-income households. This makes them more vulnerable to income or price shocks, which may lead to reductions in the quality or quantity of food consumed.

Data source

Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics - Household Budget Survey (POF): Table 6715 - Average monthly family monetary and non-monetary expenditure - value and distribution - by total income classes and monthly family asset variation, according to expenditure types (2018): https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/6715 (accessed on 12/16/2025); Table 6977 - Number of families and average family size by total income classes and monthly family asset variation (2018): https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/6977 (accessed on 12/16/2025); Table 1594 - Average monthly household monetary and non-monetary expenditure - value and distribution - by total income classes and monthly change in household net worth, according to expenditure types (2008): https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/1594 (accessed on 12/16/2025); Table 1595 - Number of families and average family size by total income classes and monthly change in family assets (2008): https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/1595 (accessed on 12/16/2025). - Broad National Consumer Price Index (IPCA): Table 1737 - IPCA - Historical series with index number, monthly variation and accumulated variations in 3 months, 6 months, year and 12 months (from December/1979): https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/tabela/1737 (accessed on 09/25/2025). - World Bank Group - PPP conversion factor, private consumption (LCU per international $):https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.PRVT.PP?year=2010 (accessed on 01/16/2026).

Level	Periodicity
State	10 years